Over the past two years, Sunderland CCG have talked to hundreds of local people about urgent care. People have told them that they find the system confusing, and are not always sure where to get the care they need. Many people have also told us they find it hard to get an urgent appointment with their GP or feel they have to wait too long.

They want to make it easy and simple to use NHS services. To do this, they need to make some changes to services to make sure people get the right care as quickly as possible.

They also want to make it easier to see a GP – so that if you need an urgent appointment, you can get one quickly.

Since the beginning of 2018, there has been an increase in confirmed cases of measles in England. Although there has not been a significant rise in cases in the north east, we want to make you aware of this illness. This is not something that only affects young children, and we do not want to worry you, but please be alert. There is more information in the leaflet below, but if you have any concerns, please contact the surgery by telephone.

As some of you may be aware, the Islamic month of Ramadan starts this week. As the days are considerably long during the summer months, here is some useful information from the Diabetes UK website regarding managing your diabetes during this month. Please find link to the website and a factsheet below: